The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-02-19
BREVITIES.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. MINOR MEN
TON. ANDLOCAL LACONICs.
The News Of the Day Boiled Down ana
Served Up In Condensed shape-About
Folks You Know, and Interesting Items
HAPPILY and Hastily Hit.

Happily and Hastily Hit.
Range of thermometer at Spence, ~
rec 81 Co.'S shoe house, Broad street,
February 18th, 1887 o am, 5O'; IL m,
so; 3 pm, So; 6p.m., 72O.
Nothing of Importance was done in the
City Circuit Court yesterday.
Major James II. Dooley is in New York.
He expects to return Sunday.
Mr. Hamilton Martin and family leave
TO-DAY for Duluth, Mimi, to reside.
Edwin Hanford and the partners in
Crime" Company are at the st. James
Hotel
After an adjournment of several days,
Henrico County Court will be in session
to-day.
John L. Eubank, manager of the Warm
Springs, was registered at the Exchange
yesterday.
All of the Richmond representatives to
the Pythan Grand Lodge have returned
to the city.
Professor Voeker and the Theatre or
chestra have been giving some excellent
music this week.
No elaborate preparations have as YET
been made for the military celebration OF
Washington's birthday.
FMr T. William Pemberton has returned
! from New York. He attended the Don
nan-Talmage wedding.
There was no meeting of the Council
Committee on Ordinances last night, as
quorum failed to attend.
Mrs. Governor Lee and a party of
friends occupied one of the lower boxes
at the Theatre last night.
1t is reported that Governor Lee will
entertain Madame Janish previous to her
departure from the city.
Don't fail to secure your seats for Gus.
Williams cone of the Finest" He
opens next Monday night.
The condition of Miss Annie Williams
was reported as unchanged yesterday.
She has been seriously i'll.
Car 40 of the Main-street line jumped
the track near Fifteenth street about 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
A number of new houses are going up
on Reservoir street, but the street inn
proyements are as sadly lacking as ever
At Emmanuel church, Henrico county,
the Rt. Rev r. II. Wilmer, Bishop of
Alabama, will preach tomorrow at II
o'clock
Charles Davis (colored) was received at
the penitentiary yesterday from Norfolk
city. He is to serve one year for grand
larceny.
Messrs. Robert c. Lee and Fairfax
Montague have left for Southwest Vir-
ginia, where they will be engaged as
civil engineers.
Councilman A. A. Splitter, d. d. G.. W.,
made felicitous speeches both at the Odd
Fellows reception and at the banquet
Thursday night.
Very interesting meetings may be eX-
pected tomorrow at all of the churches
which have been holding revival services
during the past week.
The friends of Rev. j. William Jones
will be glad to know that the condition
Of his son Howard who has beer quite
sick, is much improved.
Mr.. Herbert 5. Dalton, of Richmond,
now with large New York house, passed
/ luIOuGu luC NltN llllS hNNh or IDNtt III
the South on business trip.
Our worthy townsman, Beverley r.
Crump was much congratulated yester-
day as Grand vice-Chanc llor of the
Knights of Pythias of Virginia.
Mrs. Addie W. Smith, widow of the
late Arthur Smith, of Richmond, was
married in Washington recently to Mr.
w. r. Jennings, of Baltimore.
Thursday evening the Norfolk Elks
entertained in fine style Eminent EX-
allied Ruler Daniel A. Kelly. The occa-
sion was happy one in every respect
At the Odd Fellows reception Thurs
day night, one of the best speeches of the
evening was made by Past-Grandsire and
Past Grand Master Edward H. Fitzhugh.
The Old Dominion steamship Rich
mond, while coming into Norfolk Thurs
| day, ran down a barge. Two men came
near being drowned, but were rescued by
a passing boat.
The Mozart music committee has de-
cided to discontinue the amateur orches-
/ ira after the 1st Of March. The commit
tee say they hope the discontinuance will
be only temporary.
The Ladies Confederate Memorial So
cety of Baltimore, recently disbanded,
has been recognized under the name Of
the Ladies Confederate Memorial and
Maryland Line Auxiliary Aid Society.
Mrs. Bradley T. Johnson was elected
president
1t is said that the greatest trouble about
the Danville offices getting back to Rich
mond is that property owners want to
make them pay about five times what a
building is worth, because it is known
that the company is anxious to bring the
offices back, and there is chance for a
big deal.
A DECIDED SUCCESS.